Wellness

If you have been following me for a while, you know how passionate I am at finding local businesses and entrepreneurs that are creative and thoughtful to the environment. I love supporting people making a positive difference in this world, and if they are in my own backyard, that’s even…

Here in Montreal, the first weeks back to school include summer heatwaves. So, for many students, young and old, it is hard to transition for school and fall when everything still feels like summer. Heading back to school when the weather is still beautiful can be nice and upsetting. The…

To the mamas that have been following me from the start, the ones that I met when our kids were walking up the steps to preschool, this message is for you (but it will resonate with all of the wonderful mamas that read the blog). While many of us no…

Do you consider yourself to be an emotionally aware parent? Dr. Cindy Hovington, a neuroscientist and fellow Montrealer has been using this term lately. In our conversation, she explains what this means, and how we can all learn coping skills to help better parent our children. I have been a…

Today was the first day back to school for my boys. Everything was pretty relaxed, and easy to get together this year, and it felt good. We didn’t need a slew of shopping trips for new clothes, they had what they needed. We bought them new runners earlier in the…

Recycling is not the same as a zero-waste lifestyle. Read my journey in learning the difference and why you should care about it too. I used to love telling people that my family recycled so much. Our large recycling bin is front and center in the kitchen and our smaller…

Children are full of emotions – and it takes time for them to learn how to deal understand them. Here are some of strategies to help your child cope with anxiety. Do you ever feel like your child is having a meltdown for no reason? Like, it just comes out…

In many ways, we have paired down our needs versus our wants, even more so since the pandemic began. At the same time, we have gotten really good at knowing what things we use the most, and what things we require for our road trips, back and forth to our…

Family water safety is an incredibly important topic. Setting rules and boundaries to keep your family safe is a MUST, especially with pool season in full swing. Take a look at my water safety tips and how you can keep your family safe by the pool this season. When the…

As my family and I prepared for the last weeks of school this year, news was coming out about the bodies of Indigenous children found on the land of residential schools in Canada. My twins came back from school one day and said that a girl in their class was…